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espola said:
The first Starbucks I saw was in the Phoenix airport while waiting for a flight back to San Diego sometime in the mid-90's. A woman in our traveling party ordered something ten words long. I didn't want to drink coffee right before boarding an airliner so I drank some of the water in my daypack (remember when you could take a bottle of water into an airport?).

I'm a big fan of 7-11 coffee (or the equivalent at most gas statons).
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If I can't drink it black, no thanks. Not a fan of coffee that needs to be masked with cream and/or sugar.
 
Found while walking on Pomerado Road --

Photographs of the back and front of a Social Security Card
A Promissory Note and Installment Payment Plan for Unpaid Premium in the amount of $250, dated 8/31/17 from Power Bail Bonds Vista - the “Debtor” (that line is blank) agrees to pay within 30 days.
A Receipt for Payment from Power Bail Bonds Vista for $125 dated 9/22/17 with the same name as the SS card.
A letter from OHS San Marcos dated 10/18/17 directing the recipient (same name as above) to enroll in a Wet Reckless Education Program as directed by the court.
A letter from MADD to the same recipient explaining how to enroll in the MADD Victim Impact Panel Class as required by the court, to be completed by 3-29-18.
A form from OHS dated 11-7-17 stating the class required (2 6-hour sessions) and receipt for payment of $257.
A business card from a Bail Bond Agent at Power Bail Bonds.
A Physician’s Statement and Recommendation for medical cannabis valid until 5/20/2018 (and currently unnecessary).

8 documents in search of a novel (or at least a short story).
 
espola said:
SDGE has a nice webpage where one can track energy use from day to day (and even hour to hour for electricity) usually accurate and complete up through the preceding day. One of the included features is an estimate of what the monthly bill might be, based on current numbers. It used to be pretty accurate, but something has changed. Today's numbers --

You are 14 days into your billing cycle.

Estimated Cost to Date $49.92

Forecasted Bill this Month $52 - $87​

Anyone who has passed 6th-grade arithmetic can see that last number is way off, nothing like the excellent estimates provided in the past.

So I thought I would do SDGE a favor by reporting the problem - then I found another problem. There is a "Chat" page where allegedly anyone can converse with a real person at SDGE. In order to initiate a Chat, one must first enter a name, email address, and phone number - except then I enter a phone number in the phone number block it responds with an alert -- "Only numbers can be used in this field". Fancy that. I tried reformatting the number several ways without success, so I backed up through the webpage and found a phone number I could call. That led to 2 menus with no appropriate options - "representative" - 10 minutes of "Your call is important to us" - then I finally got through and related what I had found to a bored-sounding operator - "Yes we made some changes last week. I will pass this on to our analysts".

She probably thinks I am an old fogey with nothing better to do than complain to the power company.
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Ain't it a Bitch gettin ignored.....Just swallow your medicine.
 
Hüsker Dü said:
If I can't drink it black, no thanks. Not a fan of coffee that needs to be masked with cream and/or sugar.
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Find Out What Your Coffee Order
Reveals About Your Personality

by Phil Mutz




Regular Coffee, Black

" If you are a black coffee drinker, you lead a much more minimalist lifestyle.
You don’t need splashy clothes or gaudy jewelry. You much prefer a straightforward
approach in fashion and in life. You tend to be on the quiet side and can sometimes
be prone to mood swings. But your straightforward nature makes you a friend that
others want to be around.

Your minimalist coffee order matches your minimalist personality perfectly.
And with your black coffee in hand, you are ready to start your day free from chaos or nonsense ! "

Rat's online persona does not fit with the " Black Coffee " description.

At all......
 
I warned you about those things --

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espola said:
SDGE has a nice webpage where one can track energy use from day to day (and even hour to hour for electricity) usually accurate and complete up through the preceding day. One of the included features is an estimate of what the monthly bill might be, based on current numbers. It used to be pretty accurate, but something has changed. Today's numbers --

You are 14 days into your billing cycle.

Estimated Cost to Date $49.92

Forecasted Bill this Month $52 - $87​

Anyone who has passed 6th-grade arithmetic can see that last number is way off, nothing like the excellent estimates provided in the past.

So I thought I would do SDGE a favor by reporting the problem - then I found another problem. There is a "Chat" page where allegedly anyone can converse with a real person at SDGE. In order to initiate a Chat, one must first enter a name, email address, and phone number - except then I enter a phone number in the phone number block it responds with an alert -- "Only numbers can be used in this field". Fancy that. I tried reformatting the number several ways without success, so I backed up through the webpage and found a phone number I could call. That led to 2 menus with no appropriate options - "representative" - 10 minutes of "Your call is important to us" - then I finally got through and related what I had found to a bored-sounding operator - "Yes we made some changes last week. I will pass this on to our analysts".

She probably thinks I am an old fogey with nothing better to do than complain to the power company.
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I guess they got it right - April is one of those months when the SDGE bill is marked down because of the California Climate Credit - $33.50 this time.
 
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